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...Both leaders were members of the Welfare Party that was banned in 1997 for undermining Turkey's secular regime. Erdogan was imprisoned a few months later for reading, while mayor of Istanbul, a poem that likened minarets to bayonets. "Democracy is like a street car," Erdogan is alleged to have said in one mailing. "You only ride it to get to your destination." The Kemalists' blogs remind skeptics of the Islamic notion of takiye, according to which it is permissible for devout Muslims to dissimulate in order to achieve their goal. The fact that the party has not yet pursued...
...Taking Poetry's Pulse Thank you for your article about the shameful little secret of modern poetry [June 25-July 2]. A poem can be a delightful read or a painful exercise in frustration, as with much of the modern stuff. Today's poetry often seems to use obscurity for its own sake, to be so profound that the meaning, if there is one, is too erudite for those outside of academia. I confess that sometimes it just sounds to me like nonsense phrases pretending to mean something important. Since I write free verse, I know it is possible...
...trips to the same church. Lee realized that he was the same thoughtful junior who had e-mailed her the article earlier.One incident in particular became significant to the pair. Leaving the T together after church, the friends encountered two homeless men, one of whom offered to write a poem in return for change. “Tell me the most amazing thing that’s ever happened to you and I’ll write a poem about that,” the man said. Lee’s response deeply impressed Huang. “Well...
...honor of being named to the oldest continuously existing chapter of the revered academic society, the inductees seemed to be unsure of what to expect at today’s initiation. “My brother was PBK—there’s a poet who reads a poem, and there’s some sort of speech that somebody gives,” said Simon N. Nicholas ’07, who among other things, has been an active member of Harvard’s choral music community and will be employed by Teach for America next year...
...Congress takes another pass at immigration, its supporters hail it as an all-American phenomenon. President George W. Bush calls it therapeutic: "Immigration helps renew our soul. It helps redefine our spirit in a positive way." From Emma Lazarus' poem on the base of the Statue of Liberty, welcoming "huddled masses," to yesterday's naturalization ceremonies, immigration is as American as apple pie. But so, historically, is opposition to immigration. And while that opposition has often been infused with bigotry, it has also reflected reasonable concerns...